SB361Maryland2025 sessionEngrossed
Election Law - Influence on a Voter's Voting Decision By Use of Fraud - Prohibition
Plain-language summary
Prohibits using fraud to influence or attempt to influence a voter's voting decision, and specifies that fraud for this purpose includes the use of synthetic media. The provision extends Maryland election-fraud law to AI-generated deepfake content used to deceive voters.
Summary generated by AI from the official bill text — may contain errors.
History
Jan 17, 2025
SFirst Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Jan 30, 2025
SHearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
Mar 10, 2025
SFavorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Mar 11, 2025
SFavorable
Mar 11, 2025
SMotion Special Order until 3/12 (Senator Ready) Adopted
Mar 12, 2025
SFavorable Adopted
Mar 12, 2025
SFloor Amendment {413027/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected
Mar 12, 2025
SSecond Reading Passed
Mar 12, 2025
SThird Reading Passed (42-5)
Mar 13, 2025
HReferred Ways and Means
Mar 17, 2025
HHearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
Mar 25, 2025
HHearing canceled
Mar 25, 2025
HHearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
Mar 26, 2025
HHearing canceled
Mar 26, 2025
HHearing 3/26 at 2:15 p.m.
Apr 3, 2025
HFavorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
Apr 3, 2025
HFavorable with Amendments {883223/1 Adopted
Apr 3, 2025
HSecond Reading Passed with Amendments
Apr 7, 2025
HThird Reading Passed (129-10)
Apr 7, 2025
SSenate Refuses Concur House Amendments
Apr 7, 2025
SSenate Requests House Recede
Apr 7, 2025
SSenate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Hester, Attar and Carozza)
Apr 7, 2025
HSenate Refuses Concur House Amendments
Apr 7, 2025
HSenate Requests House Recede
Apr 7, 2025
HSenate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Hester, Attar and Carozza)
Apr 7, 2025
HHouse Refuses Recede
Apr 7, 2025
HHouse Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Wilkins, Fair and Roberts)
Apr 7, 2025
SHouse Refuses Recede
Apr 7, 2025
SHouse Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Wilkins, Fair and Roberts)
Apr 7, 2025
SConference Committee Report {713229/1 Adopted
Apr 7, 2025
SThird Reading Passed (39-8)
Progress
Introduced
EngrossedMar 12, 2025
Enrolled
Passed
Signed into law
Sponsors
KH
Sen. Katie Hester (D)Prime sponsor
Sources
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